The Online Railbird Report: Tollerene & Dang Win $1.4M & $1.2M, Respectively

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May 24, 2013 6 min read Last updated May 29, 2013

The high-stakes online action on Full Tilt Poker was going strong all week long. During that time, Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene, who recently signed with 3Bet Poker Clothing, managed to halt his recent slide down the yearly leader board with a hefty $1,416,399 win, which came from 8,977 hands spread across 63 sessions. Not too far behind was Hac ��trex313�� Dang, who recovered from last week��s $410,240 loss by banking $1,262,615 in 3,668 hands across 34 sessions.

Other big winners included ��no_Ola�� (+$531,885 in 14 sessions/2,316 hands), Jared ��SetoKaiba1�� Bleznick (-$226,863 in 10 sessions/544 hands), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$225,722 in 24 sessions/2,328 hands) and Daniel ��w00ki3x�� Cates* (+$214,218 in 59 sessions/2,813 hands), who was the biggest winner of PokerStars.

On the other end of the spectrum, ��samrostan�� was the week��s biggest loser after dropping $851,760 in 5,828 hands over 61 sessions, while Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond �� who lost a similar amount the week before �� lost $772,262 in 12,841 hands over 72 sessions. Other losers included Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (-$416,659 in 12 sessions/4,286 hands), Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray (-$383,184 in 36 sessions/6,487 hands), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (-$366,464 in 18 sessions/1,021 hands) and Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (-$325,944 in 23 sessions/1,489 hands).

Galfond Wins Big in Friday Action; Some Rare $300/$600 NLHE

On Friday, May 17, the fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo tables were in full swing as players like Gus Hansen, Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn, Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond took to the virtual felt.

Galfond walked away as the game��s biggest winner, and the day��s for that matter, with $615,526 in profit (includes an $89,000 win later in the day), while Hansen dropped 371,500. As if things couldn��t get worse for the ��Great Dane,�� he went on to play a half-day heads-up FLO8 match against Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon, losing $110,000 more.

Another big winner was Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan, who banked $470,800 playing pot-limit Omaha against Blom and Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene, winning $260,000 from the former at the $100/$200 tables and more than $200,000 from the latter at $500/$1,000 PLO.

Finally, Friday featured some rare $300/$600 no-limit hold��em action between Blom and Alex ��IReadYrSoul�� Millar. Granted, it only lasted 40 minutes, but in that time Millar managed to win $110,000. Speaking of hold��em, Tollerene and ��MalACEsia�� also played a session, and in just an hour Tollerene won $168,000. The two biggest pots of the day actually came from these two matches.

Hand #1: Millar ($95,510.25) opened for $1,200 and then called when Blom ($71,009.50) three-bet to $4,800, which brought about the 10?9?K? flop. Blom bet $6,000, Millar called and the K? turned. Again Blom bet, this time $13,800, and again Millar just called. When the Q? completed the board on the river, Blom shipped his stack of $46,499.50 and Tollerene called to create a $142,199 pot. Blom revealed the A?J? for a rivered straight, and it was good as Tollerene simply mucked.

Hand #2: Tollerene ($101,694) opened for $1,200 on the button and ��MalACEsia�� ($66,298) popped it to $3,600 from the big blind. Not to be outdone, Tollerene four-bet to $7,800, ��MalACEsia�� called and the flop came down K?6?Q?. ��MalACEsia�� checked, Tollerene bet $7,800 and ��MalACEsia�� woke up with an all-in check-raise to $58,498. Tollerene called with the A?K? for a pair of aces, which h was ahead of ��MalACEsia��s�� 9?8? flush draw. The 7? turn gave ��MalACEsia�� even more outs with an open-ended straight draw, but the A? river was a brick. Tollerene improved to two pair and was awarded the $132,596 pot.

Hac ��trex313�� Dang Banks $843,000 in Sunday Filled with Heavy Action

��Getting on your Sunday grind�� usually applies to tournaments, but this past week it was most definitely applicable to the high-stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker. That is where some big PLO games occurred, including a $500/$1,000 CAP PLO match that saw Hac ��trex313�� Dang, who played for 11 hours, walk away a $843,000, making him the day��s biggest winner. On the flip side, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom balance things out by losing $835,000.

In one of Dang��s more notable hands, action was five-handed when he ($169,205.50) opened for $3,500 from the hijack and Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan ($242.706.50) called from the cutoff. Benny ��psychobenny�� Spindler ($40,000) then three-bet to $15,500 from the button, the blinds folded and both Dang and Dwan called. After the flop fell 7?7?5?, Dang led out for $24,500, Dwan called and Spindler, who had that exact amount, committed the rest of his chips. At that point the pot was capped and the cards tabled.

Dang: A?8?Q?7?
Dwan: 9?9?6?6?
Spindler: K?K?J?8?

Dang had flopped trip sevens and managed to improve to a full house when the Q? appeared on the turn. After the harmless 2? peeled off on the river, Dang was awarded the $121,497 pot.

As far as Blom was concerned, he dropped some money in a $100/$200 PLO game against Dwan. The dynamic duo happened to play a $268,800 monster, which was the largest pot of the day.

In the hand, Dwan ($149,963) opened for $600 on the button only to have Blom ($134,419.50) three-bet to $1,800. Dwan responded with a four-bet to $5,400, Blom five-bet to $16,200 and Dwan called, bringing about a 5?J?6? flop. Blom led out for $32,400 and then called off his remaining $85,819.50 after Dwan raised to $129,600.

Dwan: A?8?5?5?
Blom: K?K?8?J?

Dwan had flopped a set of fives and was way out in front of Blom��s kings. The 9? turn was of no consequence, and neither was the Q? river. Dwan��s set held up and he was pushed the $268,839 pot.

Here��s a look at the other $200K+ pot from Sunday:

Monday Features Plenty of FLO8 and PLO Action

Four full tables of $500/$1,000 CAP PLO tables spread on Monday night, and Norwegian pro ��no_Ola�� finish as the biggest winner after profiting $548,000 in just three hours. The game attracted a laundry list of notables, and among them Jared ��SetoKaiba1�� Bleznick won $217,000 while Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond and ��samrostan�� both lost big.

Here are a couple pots from that session:

Hand #1: Action was six-handed when Galfond ($64,797) opened for $2,800 under the gun and Gus Hansen ($208,493) called right behind. ��No_Ola�� ($69,053) then called from the button, Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene ($146,759) and Bleznick ($66,694) came along from the blinds and the flop came down 2?9?A?. Two checks saw Galfond fire $4,500, Hansen raise to $27,500 and ��no_Ola�� three-bet cap it to $37,200. The blinds folded, both Galfond and Hansen called and the cards were turned up.

��no_Ola��: A?K?J?9?
Hansen: 2?3?3?2?
Galfond: A?A?8?10?

Hansen had flopped bottom set and ��no_Ola�� two pair, but both were behind Galfond��s set of aces. The J? turn didn��t change much, and the Q? river gave Galfond the $125,597 pot.

Hand #2: In another six-handed game, ��mikki696�� ($113,407) opened for $1,000 under the gun only to have Tollerene ($88,285) three-bet to $3,000 on the button. Galfond ($52,494) called from the small blind, Hansen ($172,885.50) did the same from the big and then ��mikki696�� four-bet it to $16,000. Only Tollerene and Hansen called, which meant it was three-way action to the 7?3?J?. After Hansen checked, ��mikki696�� capped it with a bet of $25,000, which both his opponents called.

��mikki696��: A?A?6?9?
Tollerene: J?8?Q?6?
Hansen: 3?3?2?9?

Hansen had flopped a set of threes and that would win him the $122,997 pot after the 4? appeared on the turn followed by the 9? on the river.

Tollerene and Hansen Book $500K+ Scores in Tuesday Action

The $500/$1,000 CAP PLO and FLO8 tables were going strong on Thursday, which is when Gus Hansen and Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene won $597,400 and $590,300 respectively. Most of Tollerene��s profit came in the aforementioned PLO game courtesy of Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan, who ended up dropping $800,000 on the day.

As far as Hansen is concerned, he won his cash playing FLO8 against Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius, Victor ��Isildur1�� Blom, Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn and Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon. It��d be Blom and Hendon who would do most of the losing, dropping $500,000 and $200,000 respectively.

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Week��s biggest winners (5/16-5/22): Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$1,262,615), Hac ��trex313�� Dang (+$1,262,615), ��no_Ola�� (+$531,885), ��Call_911�� (-$334,812), Jared ��SetoKaiba1�� Bleznick (-$226,863), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$225,722), Daniel ��w00ki3x�� Cates* (+$214,218)

Week��s biggest losers: ��samrostan�� (-$851,760), Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (-$772,262), Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (-$416,659), Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray (-$383,184), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (-$366,464), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (-$325,944), Gus Hansen (-$317,727)

Year��s biggest winners: Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$3,474,084), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$2,704,680), Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (+$2,267,964), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$2,238,306), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$1,715,762), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (+$1,484,451), Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (+$1,400,346), ��SallyWoo�� (+$1,098,328), ��Odd_Oddsen��* (+$1,049,817), ��1Il|1Il|1il|��* (+$891,292)

Year��s biggest losers: Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$2,297,409), ��samrostan�� (-$2,048,212), Gus Hansen (-$1,739,669), ��patpatpanda�� (-$1,330,885), Kyle ��KPR16�� Fray (-$1,269,836), Scott ��mastrblastr�� Seiver (-$1,220,399), ��punting-peddler�� (-$1,099,064), Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$969,887)

*Denotes PokerStars

_{Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com}

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